Pointed Quotes

490 quotes by 378 authors

When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning. — Ramana Maharshi
This little kid pointed at me and said, 'You look disgusting!' That was the first time I thought maybe I did. I decided I'd better… — Susan Dey
The NRA was one of the items that we pointed to when we added money to the labor, health and Education appropriations bill by reducing… — Dave Obey
Those who influenced me the most are not those who pointed out all my faults, but those who knew God was bigger than my shortcomings.… — Phil Callaway
People have pointed out evidences of personal feeling in my notices as if they were accusing me of a misdemeanor, not knowing that criticism written… — George Bernard Shaw
In the days that followed the Columbine tragedy, I was amazed at how quickly fingers began to be pointed at groups such as the NRA.… — Darrell Scott
I am only too aware that I am open to Rees's Second Law of Quotation: However sure you are that you have attributed a quotation… — Nigel Rees
We worried about competitors, but it was an unreasonable fear. As a friend once pointed out, most gunshot wounds are self-inflicted. — Philip Greenspun
Without my Vulcan cat suit, Frankenstein wig and pointed ears, I don't get recognized. I love the fact I'm a shape shifter who can go… — Jolene Blalock
Charles II once invited the members of the Royal Society to explain to him why a dead fish weighs more than the same fish alive;… — Alasdair MacIntyre
Perfectionism and optimalism are not distinct ways of being, an either-or choice, but rather they coexist in each person. And while we can move from… — Tal Ben-Shahar
I once travelled to Adelaide on Emu Airways. I was 5,000 ft up in the air when someone pointed out to me that emus can't… — Billy Connolly
Having a large amount of leverage is like driving a car with a dagger on the steering wheel pointed at your heart. If you do… — Warren Buffett
Individual scientists like myself - and many more conspicuous - pointed to the dangers of radioactive fallout over Canada if we were to launch nuclear… — John Charles Polanyi
Rastafari means to live in nature, to see the Creator in the wind, sea and storm. Other religions pointed to the sky, and while we… — Jimmy Cliff
Tom [Cargil]s suggestion with a further idea: Propsers of new [C++] features should be required to donate a kidney. That would - Jim [Waldo] pointed… — Bjarne Stroustrup
The song is based on a lot of observation and a lot of speculation. But in sort of a pointed way its kind of about… — Mike Patton
Rowing it was pointed out, was a sport that risked few injuries. So it was, I ould discover, but only if you did it right. — Barry S. Strauss
Circumstances may accumulate so strongly even against an innocent man, that directed, sharpened, and pointed, they may slay him. — Charles Dickens
If a country is governed with tolerance, the people are comfortable and honest. If a country is governed with repression, the people are depressed and… — Laozi

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